"My Nick Fury was the organic Nick Fury that was written and discussed with Stan Lee before anyone got in there to change it. Nick Fury was written to be tongue-in-cheek, and he had a cigar in his mouth, he was a tough guy ? he was cool."

Let me put my geek on to say: The original Nick Fury was designed by Marvel to be a WWII vet who could relate personally to the war time frame Captain America came from. The new black version is designed to update the concept by making Fury a more 'realistic' and recent vet who relates more to the complex, high tech world that has developed since the '80s. Two different eras, two different tough guys. Both iterations provide the superheroes an interface with governmental authority through SHIELD, and at times logistical support from them that helped make their operations seem believable.

Whatever, both Nicks stretch credibility to the max. The Pentagon refused to assist Hollywood in making the Avengers movie, because they backed off over the Fury character. Who does he or SHIELD ultimately answer to, the US or the UN? Who would give a mere Col. Fury command over a the SHIELD heliocarrier, the equivalent of a Navy aircraft carrier? Wouldn't the second in command have had to point a gun to him and relieved him of command, not just over refusing to nuke NYC at the climax of the movie, but over the destruction of an entire HQ at the beginning of the film?

Samuel Jackson is surprisingly good at everything he does including Nick Fury. He makes it look effortless. As far as Hasselhoff is concerned. Two simple words that I'm sure Stan Lee has thought of already:
alternate universe

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